Catalog Number
ACMA00014319
Product Name
Cobalt Nitrate
Description
Cobalt nitrate is an odorless red solid. Sinks and mixes with water. (USCG, 1999);Liquid; OtherSolid; PelletsLargeCrystals, Liquid;PALE RED POWDER.
IUPAC Name
cobalt(2+);dinitrate
Molecular Weight
182.94g/mol
Molecular Formula
Co(NO3)2;Co(NO3)2;CoN2O6
Canonical SMILES
[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Co+2]
InChI
InChI=1S/Co.2NO3/c;2*2-1(3)4/q+2;2*-1
InChI Key
UFMZWBIQTDUYBN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Melting Point
131 °F (USCG, 1999);Decomposes at 100-105 °C
Density
1.54 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999);2.49 g/cu cm;2.49 g/cm³
Solubility
Soluble in water;Solubility in water: soluble
Color/Form
Pale red powder;Red crystals
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
3
Exact Mass
182.908829g/mol
MeSH Entry Terms
cobalt nitrate;cobaltous nitrate;cobaltous nitrate dihydrate;cobaltous nitrate dodecahydrate;cobaltous nitrate hexahydrate;cobaltous nitrate nonahydrate;cobaltous nitrate tetrahydrate;cobaltous nitrate trihydrate
Monoisotopic Mass
182.908829g/mol
Other Experimental
Standard enthalpy of formation: -420.5 kJ/mol;Red deliquescent monoclinic crystals; melting point: approximately 55 °C; red liquid becomes green and decomposes to oxide above 74 °C; density 1.88 g/cu cm; very soluble in water, alcohol, and most organic solvents /Cobalt (II) nitrate hexahydrate/;Mol wt: 291.03; red, monoclinic crystals; density: 1.88 at 25 deg C; MP: 55 °C (loses 3H₂O); solubility: 103.8 g/100 cc water at 25 °C; soluble in acetone and ethanol; slightly soluble in ammonia /Cobaltous nitrate hexahydrate/;Oxidizing agent; deliquescent in moist air; soluble in most organic solvents /Cobaltous nitrate hexahydrate/;155 parts by wt (of the formula wt)/100 parts by wt of water at 30 °C /Cobaltous nitrate hexahydrate/;Odorless /Cobaltous nitrate hexahydrate/;Heat of solution: 31 BTU/lb= 17 cal/g= 0.71X10+5 J/kg /Cobaltous nitrate hexahydrate/;Solubility: 97.929 lb/100 lb water at 70 °F /Cobaltous nitrate hexahydrate/;Water solubility: >669.6 g/L at 20 °C /Cobaltous nitrate hexahydrate/;MP: 55-56 °C (loses three H₂O at 55 °C); liquid becomes green and decomposes to the oxide above 74 °C; soluble in water 1338 g/L at 0 °C, 2170 g/L at 80 °C); soluble in acetone and most organic solvents; slightly soluble in ammonium hydroxide /Cobaltous nitrate hexahydrate/
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